Europe · The early medieval west
County of Osona
drawn on the map AD 990–1027, 1040–1110
Comtat d'Osona (Ausona). Reconquest began 798 under Borrell the Goth; capital Vic, with its own diocese. Depopulated after the 826 rebellion, it was repopulated by Wilfred the Hairy from 879 and tied thereafter to Barcelona.
- Shown on the map
- AD 990–1027, 1040–1110 (2 periods)
- Peak area
- 2k km²
- Region
- Europe
Names
Comtat d'Osona (Ausona). Reconquest began 798 under Borrell the Goth; capital Vic, with its own diocese. Depopulated after the 826 rebellion, it was repopulated by Wilfred the Hairy from 879 and tied thereafter to Barcelona. Ceded briefly as a dowry to Bernard III of Besalú (1107), it reverted to Barcelona in 1111; the comital title later lapsed and was revived honorifically for the Cabrera family (1356).
Common questions
- What was the County of Osona?
- Comtat d'Osona (Ausona). Reconquest began 798 under Borrell the Goth; capital Vic, with its own diocese. Depopulated after the 826 rebellion, it was repopulated by Wilfred the Hairy from 879 and tied thereafter to Barcelona.
- When is the County of Osona shown on the map?
- The border data draws the County of Osona AD 990–1027, 1040–1110, in 2 separate periods. The source samples borders at fixed dates, so a span can begin late or run on past the end.
- How large was the County of Osona?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, the County of Osona covered about 2,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia articles for al-Andalus, the taifas and the Christian kingdoms as the primary basis, with Encyclopædia Britannica, the World History Encyclopedia and academic work on the historiography of the Reconquista and the taifa period (García-Sanjuán). The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — County of Osona en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Osona
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